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JAPANESE GARDEN

gary.huckinsgary.huckins Posts: 9
edited March 2020 in Garden design
I have just finished phase 1 of my revamp of my small rear garden to a Japanese theme (Rock, Water, trees). Will look much better when the Acers etc come into leaf. I am particularly pleased with the Wall plaques I made. It has a water feature and a raised mini pond. 
What do other Gardeners think?

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Pics @gary.huckins?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • gary.huckinsgary.huckins Posts: 9
    Should be there now.

    I was not Zen enough to wait until the pics uploaded!
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I think you need some height in the garden. Do Japanese gardens have climbers?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • gary.huckinsgary.huckins Posts: 9
    The bamboo and acers will grow in time, think i should get some tall bamboo for instant effect. Thanks.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    What is phase 2 going to be? Some moss would really help soften the hard edges and stick with the Japanese theme. Maybe a nice living wall of ferns. The water feature looks a bit lost in the corner but if you painted the brown fence green to match the other one it would stand out better. What does the plaque say by the way?
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • gary.huckinsgary.huckins Posts: 9
    The plaque is the Japanese symbols for rock, water and trees. Phase 2 involves more acers and phase 3 is ageing! My plan is that the garden will outlive me.......the korean firs will take years to mature!
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I thought it might have said 'keep off the grass' or something.  :p   My advice for a long term acer garden is to keep buying trees when they're small and cheap and growing them on. Eventually some will get too big for pots and need rehoming and you'll have a supply of replacements. The ones with colourful bark look good in winter when there's not much else to look at.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • gary.huckinsgary.huckins Posts: 9
    Thanks, I have grown Acers before, trouble it takes years to get to a good size.................. you have to have patience with Oriental gardenning!
  • treehugger80treehugger80 Posts: 1,923
    edited March 2020
    i'd paint all the fences the same colour, dark grey or even black, it would show the foliage of the plants off better.
    think about getting some Hostas, you can get all sizes now from monsters like 'sum and substance' to the mouse miniatures and everything from dark green, variegated to blue.
    also you can do short bonsai monkey posts, with bonsai on obviously
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    Yes a good start. I agree get the black fence paint, it will give depth to the garden. Next you could do with a few large stones to landscape the area.
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